self-reliance in Seoul, Korea.

Am sure some of you have known, i am in Seoul, Korea for work these few days... Yes, i;s cold down here, with the occasional light snowing. Even though i have a pretty high threshold for cold, it;s still very chilly for me, especially at night. Anyway, with the late working hours, i can only walk(shivering) on the streets at night looking for a late dinner.

it;s Saturday, not much work, and the rest of my colleagues were out sight-seeing. I opt to stay in hotel. Was having a bad headache just now, guess the late working hours is bad for health. heh.. imagine returning to your hotel room only at 11plus am everynight. Anyway, there;s a difference between a business trip and a holiday. The mood is just not there to go out and have fun. Furthermore, the project is in jeopardy and i might just return back home tomorrow instead of Tuesday as planned..

Who says Korean food is nice? Come try the food i have been eating and u will agree with me it;s not. Cos i am in the client;s office, i eat my meals in the staff canteens, as with all other Koreans. I tell u, choice is not a luxury there. 3 dishes, 1 soup and rice is your only choice. there is no choice for u to choose, just take the tray, metal spoon, metal chopsticks(i hate), Q up, take the food which was dispensed to you by the kitchen staffs, sit down, finish the food, clear the plates yourself, and grab a cup of weird Korean tea(i think). Food in the army is way much better! Some of the dish is extra spicy i tell u, even my Korean colleagues said so. Buay tahan.

I noticed, all the Korean workers will finish all the food which they take, Men and Women alike. Seems like they are not a bunch of wasteful lot. And yes, i dun like kimchi and all the pickled vegetables served everytime. Dishes containing any meat is quite scarce in the staff canteens. Maybe it;s cheaper or maybe it;s the way of life of the Koreans. They seemed to prefer vege? Guess maybe it's due to the fact that that they were at war 30 odd years ago and somehow, what they eat during those hard times had become a way of life for them now.

I noticed also, you can hardly find any foreign workers here. In singapore, there;s always FTs (foreign talents) in almost every occupation, some more some less. Down here, from executives to your humble plate cleaners are Koreans. i believe Singapore is a unique case where we think that we are too good for certain jobs that we need foreign talents/foreign labourers to help us achieve efficiency in our society? What if 1 day, they are all gone? Maybe their salary in their country gets much better and the idea of going overseas to work for a living is not feasible to them anymore. Who will we rely on to clean up our mess everywhere? Who will build our houses for us to live in? Dun we have to rely on ourselves again, like we used to do ourselves many years ago? Dun worry, it will not happen, because there;s always the rich and the poor in the world. the rich will always gets to enjoy the hardship of the poor who slogs so much more for a meagre some of money.

Will post pics of this place soon. :) have a sunny day in Singapore.. It;s gloomy here..:)